Candakara, Caṇḍakara, Canda-kara, Camdakara: 6 definitions
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Candakara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chandakara.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCaṇḍakara (चण्डकर).—the sun; हेमन्त- शिशिरावाप्य चण्डांशोरिव मण्डलम् (hemanta- śiśirāvāpya caṇḍāṃśoriva maṇḍalam) Rāj. T.4.41.
Derivable forms: caṇḍakaraḥ (चण्डकरः).
Caṇḍakara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms caṇḍa and kara (कर). See also (synonyms): caṇḍāṃśu, caṇḍadīdhiti, caṇḍabhānu.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaṇḍakara (चण्डकर).—[masculine] the sun.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaṇḍakara (चण्डकर):—[=caṇḍa-kara] [from caṇḍa > caṇḍ] m. ‘hot-rayed’, the sun
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCaṃḍakara (ಚಂಡಕರ):—
1) [noun] severely hot light (as of the sun).
2) [noun] the sun.
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Caṃdakāra (ಚಂದಕಾರ):—[noun] a man who pays much attention for his appearance, dress, etc.
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Caṃdakāṟa (ಚಂದಕಾಱ):—[noun] = ಚಂದಕಾರ [camdakara].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kaara, Canda, Kara.
Starts with: Candakaray, Candakaraya.
Ends with: Uccamdakara.
Full-text: Candamshu, Candadidhiti, Candamarici, Camdaruci, Candarashmi, Candakaraya, Candabhanu.
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